Air Vice Marshall Richard Reeve Collard - Winnipeg, Manitoba
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N 49° 53.418 W 097° 14.142
14U E 626726 N 5527926
A veteran memorial located in the BCATP Garden of Memories
Waymark Code: WM12MBM
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/14/2020
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This memorial consists of a polished granite planter with the memorial inscription engraved on both sides. It is located in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Garden of Memories in Air Force Heritage Park in Winnipeg. The engraving reads:
IN MEMORY OF AIR VICE MARSHALL
RICHARD REEVE COLLARD, C.B.E, M.E.I.C.
WHO MASTERMINDED THE BUILDING OF
THE AIR BASES ACROSS CANADA
FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN
DURING WORLD WAR II
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Type of memorial: Other
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